Supplier diversity
Mission and goals
Advancing relationships with diverse suppliers improves our supply chain, drives innovation, and strengthens our company’s overall resilience. We are creating equitable opportunities for active inclusion within our supply chain. Learn more about conducting business with our organization.
Our mission is to deliver a competitive advantage to our organization and supply chain by increasing and promoting business with diverse and small suppliers, to help fulfil our promise of enabling better, smarter, safer healthcare for all. Supplier diversity will support our ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) commitment to building a healthier and more sustainable future for all.
We aspire to increase the percentage of spending with capable and qualified small and diverse suppliers across our business categories.
Solventum is building a supply chain that reflects the doctors, patients, and diverse communities we serve around the world. We are committed to working with small and diverse businesses to drive innovation, increase sustainability and support our local and global economy.
Bryan Hanson
Chief Executive Officer
Qualifications and attributes
In the US, we actively seek out and engage with suppliers from classifications, including:
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
- Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)
- Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE)
- Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
- Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Business Enterprise (LGBTBE)
- Historically underutilized businesses HUB zones Small Business (HUBZone)
- Small Businesses Enterprise (SBE)
Solventum accepts third party certifications through national, local and government certifying agencies. To be identified as a small business with Solventum, the business must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Solventum looks for qualified diverse and small suppliers across several business categories to meet the needs of our customers.
If a supplier is interested in conducting business with Solventum, they can register through the supplier portal.
Supplier development and support
Solventum is dedicated to nurturing and empowering suppliers, providing them with development and support throughout their journey.
We are committed to supporting the growth and development of diverse suppliers. This may include providing resources, training, and mentorship opportunities to help them enhance their capabilities and increase their competitiveness within our supply chain through internal efforts, and collaboration with external partners and organizations.
If you are a diverse supplier interested in learning more about development opportunities with Solventum, email us now at supplierdiversityusa@solventum.com.
Transparency and accountability
Solventum will maintain transparency in our supplier diversity efforts by regularly tracking and reporting on our progress to our customers.
We will hold ourselves accountable for achieving our diversity goals through industry benchmarking and continuously working to improve our efforts.
If you are a Solventum customer and you are looking to track your diversity spend more closely, we offer a quarterly Tier 2 report that you can request now by emailing us at supplierdiversityusa@solventum.com.